ROUFUSPORT ENDS 2012 AND KICKS OFF 2013 WITH A BANG!

Jan 1, 2013

(PRESS RELEASE) -- (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA): 2012 has been
another banner year of growth and achievement for Milwaukee,
Wisconsin's Roufusport, one of MMA’s top gyms. Though the fight
team endured injuries, its top fighters went 10-1 during the
calendar year.

With 2013 almost upon us, Roufusport looks for the year to end with
a bang. Tomorrow, December 29th, at UFC 155 at the MGM in Las
Vegas, NV, Alan
Belcher will face Yushin Okami
on the main card in a rematch, as “The Talent” will look to
continue his four-fight win streak while avenging his first UFC
loss against Okami in 2006.

“I am extremely proud of our guys, and the way they competed this
year,” stated Roufusport Head Coach Duke Roufus. “They've stepped
up their training and battled their hearts out in the cage. I can’t
wait to see what they do next year.”

“The way our fighters overcame adversity and shined throughout 2012
is nothing short of extraordinary. We've also seen the team grow in
size and from a maturity standpoint, as well. More guys are
stepping up and taking leadership roles on the team and trying to
lead the newer fighters in the right direction, both in the gym and
in life. It's great when you have that happening. It's an awesome
time to be part of the team,” said Roufusport Co-Owner and General
Manager Scott Joffe.

After TKOing Joe Lauzon in
dominant fashion at UFC 144 in Japan, Anthony
Pettis battled a shoulder injury that kept him out until the
end of the year. Now healed and back to training, “Showtime"
re-enters the Octagon at UFC on FOX 6 in Chicago to battle Donald
Cerrone. With a title shot against current UFC Lightweight
champion Benson
Henderson possibly hanging in the balance, this could be the
biggest fight of Pettis’ career.

Undefeated Arizona native Ben Askren
beat Douglas
Lima at Bellator 64 in April, bringing his record to 7-0 in his
home promotion. He’ll look to make it eight straight against
Amoussou at Bellator 86 in Oklahoma on January 24th.

Erik
Koch was scheduled for a UFC Featherweight title shot against
current champion Jose Aldo, but
both became the victim of an injury bug, and the fight was
ultimately scratched. On January 26thin Chicago, Koch will make his
return against Ricardo
Lamas with another title shot likely on the line.

Alan
Belcher returned triumphantly from a career-threatening injury
in 2012, besting Brazilian ankle lock specialist Rousimar
Palhares via TKO in May on UFC on FOX 3. Now riding a
four-fight win streak that includes four stoppages, “The Talent” is
ready to explode in 2013. Pascal
Krauss, after starting his career 10-0, is looking to rebound,
having lost his only fight this year against John
Hathaway also on UFC on FOX 3.

Two Roufusport fighters definitely on the rise are Chico Camus
and Rick
Glenn. Camus went 4-0 in 2012, which included his UFC debut
fight. In Denver, CO, at UFC 150 in August, “King” defeated
Dustin
Pague via unanimous decision. Also undefeated in 2012 was
Rick
Glenn, as he won all three of his fights via TKO, and has more
than a few multi-fight offers from various organizations coming his
way entering 2013.

In short, it was another huge year for Roufusport and its fighters.
With an amazing 2012 campaign about to start fading from view, it’s
on to bigger and better things in 2013!

For more information on Roufusport, please visit
http://roufusport.com. You can also find them on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/roufusport and on Twitter
@RoufusportMMA.

About Roufusport Roufusport is run by famed kickboxer and MMA
trainer Duke Roufus and his business partners Scott Joffe and
Anthony
Pettis. It is a world class brand that includes a
state-of-the-art training facility, fight team, and MMA promotion,
the North American Fighting Championship.

Duke Roufus is one of the most recognizable MMA and striking
coaches in North America, and is considered to be one of the top
trainers of Muay Thai kickboxing outside of Thailand. Roufus also
runs the Roufusport Fight Club team, which includes UFC stars
Anthony
Pettis, Alan
Belcher, Erik Koch,
Chico
Camus, and Germany's Pascal
Krauss, in addition to Olympic wrestler and Bellator Fighting
Championship Welterweight World Champion Ben
Askren.